App Dev Worksheet: Good App Ideas

App development lesson 5: Good app ideas solve a problem · Set 153 · 40 questions

Developer's tip (Problem first): A good idea solves a real problem for real people. Ask possible users (a survey) and count the votes. Solve the most common need first; keep the idea focused.

1. 1.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: bottles go missing at school? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a homework planner (c) a bill splitter (d) a medicine reminder
2. 2.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting birthdays: 25 votes
   missing the bus: 9 votes
   wasting pocket money: 24 votes
3. 3.True or false: a blank grey screen solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💡 Does an app idea like a bill splitter solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.True or false: a free study-room finder solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   losing water bottles: 4 votes
   no quiet study place: 3 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 12 votes (a) forgetting birthdays (b) losing water bottles (c) no quiet study place
7. 7.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
   forgetting homework: 14 votes
   losing water bottles: 24 votes
   no quiet study place: 15 votes
8. 8.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “missing the bus” get than “forgetting homework”?
   missing the bus: 24 votes
   wasting pocket money: 8 votes
   forgetting homework: 19 votes
9. 9.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? Which problem should your app solve first?
   no quiet study place: 14 votes
   missing the bus: 22 votes
   forgetting birthdays: 5 votes (a) missing the bus (b) forgetting birthdays (c) no quiet study place
10. 10.True or false: a button with no action solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “forgetting homework”?
    forgetting homework: 18 votes
    missing the bus: 21 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
12. 12.💡 How can you check that people really have the problem? (a) just guess (b) copy another app (c) ask possible users (d) pick a colour
13. 13.💡 Which is a problem statement? (a) “Kids forget homework” (b) “Use blue buttons” (c) “Make it fast” (d) “Add a logo”
14. 14.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    missing the bus: 6 votes
    forgetting birthdays: 17 votes
    forgetting homework: 14 votes
15. 15.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a lost-and-found board (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a medicine reminder
16. 16.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    losing water bottles: 4 votes
    wasting pocket money: 24 votes
    forgetting homework: 5 votes
17. 17.💡 Does an app idea like a blank grey screen solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: nobody knows whose bag it is? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a lost-and-found board (d) a homework planner
19. 19.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting birthdays” get than “missing the bus”?
    forgetting birthdays: 8 votes
    missing the bus: 7 votes
    losing water bottles: 23 votes
20. 20.True or false: an app that just says hi solves no real problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a free study-room finder solves a real problem. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💡 Which app idea solves this problem: projects pile up at once? (a) a medicine reminder (b) a homework planner (c) a study-room finder (d) a bill splitter
23. 23.💡 Does an app idea like an app that just says hi solve a real problem? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.True or false: a library due-date alert solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a bill splitter (b) a medicine reminder (c) a free study-room finder (d) a button with no action
26. 26.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 23 votes
    missing the bus: 3 votes
    wasting pocket money: 7 votes
27. 27.💡 A good app idea starts with ___. (a) a long name (b) many colours (c) a problem to solve (d) a cool logo
28. 28.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    forgetting birthdays: 3 votes
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 17 votes
29. 29.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a library due-date alert (c) a page of random dots (d) a button with no action
30. 30.💡 Does an app idea like a library due-date alert solve a real problem? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.True or false: a medicine reminder solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves a real problem. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a lost-and-found board solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many students voted in all?
    no quiet study place: 21 votes
    losing water bottles: 20 votes
    forgetting homework: 12 votes
35. 35.Which of these app ideas solves a real problem? (a) a blank grey screen (b) a page of random dots (c) a button with no action (d) a free study-room finder
36. 36.Which of these app ideas solves no real problem? (a) a library due-date alert (b) a medicine reminder (c) a bill splitter (d) a blank grey screen
37. 37.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “no quiet study place” get than “losing water bottles”?
    losing water bottles: 16 votes
    no quiet study place: 24 votes
    missing the bus: 5 votes
38. 38.📊 Survey: which problem bugs you most? How many more votes did “forgetting homework” get than “wasting pocket money”?
    forgetting birthdays: 21 votes
    forgetting homework: 24 votes
    wasting pocket money: 5 votes
39. 39.True or false: a bill splitter solves no real problem. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💡 An app that tries to do everything at once is usually ___. (a) finished fast (b) very small (c) easy to build (d) hard to use

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